Departments
Economics
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Trading places
Economists take a new look at the evidence that the U.S. has lost millions of jobs to China.
March 9, 2016 -
MIT to Name New Conference Center in Honor of Arthur and Rebecca Samberg
February 1, 2016 -
Incentives matter
Working with the Tata Center, two MIT economics students are testing projects to reduce industrial pollution in India.
January 29, 2016 -
Ten MIT-SHASS Research Fund recipients announced for 2016
January 25, 2016 -
MIT to name signature building on the Charles River in honor of Morris and Sophie Chang
December 2, 2015 -
Grow your own way
Study: Trade may not help a warming planet fight its farming failures.
November 20, 2015 -
MIT named No. 1 university worldwide for social sciences
<i>Times Higher Education</i> ranks MIT’s social sciences the best in the world.
November 9, 2015 -
MIT’s J-PAL North America launches State and Local Innovation Initiative
New program out of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT aims to help state and local governments find solutions to key public policy issues.
November 6, 2015 -
Making banking effective for the poor
In India, PhD student Natalia Rigol aims to tap into community knowledge to vet loan and grant applicants.
October 20, 2015 -
Heidi Williams wins MacArthur “genius grant”
Economist who studies medical research and intellectual property wins $625,000 prize.
September 29, 2015 -
DUSP, CRE, and STL Lab award $1.5 million in first round of faculty research funding
Thirteen grants awarded to MIT faculty and researchers from four different schools.
September 22, 2015 -
Hundreds of MIT students explore fields at the 2015 TOUR de SHASS
Academic expo connects students with MIT-SHASS faculty and courses.
September 16, 2015 -
Announcing MIT-SHASS new faculty for fall 2015
The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes a new group of standout scholars.
September 14, 2015 -
Esther Duflo receives 2015 A.SK Social Science Award
The WZB Berlin Social Science Center honors the developmental economist and J-PAL director for her studies on poverty alleviation.
September 9, 2015 -
State of growth
Study: Local and national governments spur growth better in tandem.
September 9, 2015 -
Timing devices
Anna Mikusheva refines the tools of time-series econometrics to develop better forecasting.
August 12, 2015 -
Study: Firms “underinvest” in long-term cancer research
Tweaks to the R&D pipeline could create new drugs and greater social benefit.
July 28, 2015 -
Understanding economic behavior through hygiene
PhD student Reshmaan Hussam’s study of Bangladeshis’ economic behavior leads to research on hand-washing.
July 23, 2015 -
MISTI welcomes new faculty directors
Patrick Jaillet is named faculty director of MIT-France; Paulo Lozano is named faculty director of MIT-Mexico.
June 26, 2015 -
Grant to MIT's Poverty Action Lab increases focus on working with governments
Support from Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives seeks to improve policymaking in the fight against poverty.
June 23, 2015